Striker Vs. PD

[optowesome]

I already know the PD is more stable...

How do their fades compare?
Distance?
How well/ long does the P PD beat in? Does it stay in the sweet spot.

I throw my strikers 400 on a very tight S which finished a little left(10 ft) from straight. What will a S PD, P PD, and seasoned P PD fly like?

I like my strikers, but the wind can make them squirrelly.

 

[RS39]

I like my strikers, but the wind can make them squirrelly.

Try a 1st Run S PD for winds, bit more stable than the others, but all do a nice job of falling fwd when they fade.

When you really whack a Pro disc (ie- tree under 100ft away), it is just not coming back all the way to the original shape, maybe half way after you re-work it.

 

[MasterP97]

Ahhh....the joys of Pro and DX plastic....

 

[VictorB]

strikers are to eagles as PDs are to teebirds.


draw logical conclusions from that statement.

 

[Jeronimo]

strikers are to eagles as PDs are to teebirds.


draw logical conclusions from that statement.

Yeah, I've said as much before and I still agree with that statement.

 

[HeartlessCynic]

Eh.. I'd say if:
PD = TeeBird
then
OLF = Eagle

Striker is kind a in between there somewhere.

 

[kern97871]

I have a red gold line striker that is as HSS as any of my S PD's.

 

[krik72]

Ahem,
More PD's.

 

[sunspot]

I believe the PD can go further.

 

[HeartlessCynic]

The Striker was the all over this board until the PD came out. Thunder: stolen.

I kept my two favorite Strikers but I don't know when I'll ever use them again. I revisited them recently and I really do like the PD's that much better.

 

[kern97871]

What I wouldn't do for a few opto and goldline PD's.

 

[discspeed]

I didn't test Strikers extensively and I was already throwing PDs at the time. It just didn't transition as smoothly in it's flight. I had to give it some hyzer to keep it from getting some high speed turn, but when I gave it hyzer it liked to fade hard and skip. The PD really kicked it's butt in the wind as well.

 

[Beable]

If you want something slower than these discs, is a Teebird still a good option? I want something stable to complement my River, and while I carry a PD, I'd like something slower sometimes.

 

[zj10021]

the strikers were also all over the place in stability. I remember not being able to flip my Striker from the littlest of hyzer, but watching Disc Junkie just bomb a hyzer flip with it. I think this disc was a big part of the PLH research.

I threw both a lot and would give the edge to the PD. If you want an eagle type distance driver, get a SOLF(Orion long fade).

 

[HeartlessCynic]

is a Teebird still a good option?

Yes.

 

[Jeronimo]

I choose Strikers.

 

[kern97871]

I choose Strikers.

You choose strikers, or you choose opto/goldline?

 

[Jeronimo]

I choose Strikers.

You choose strikers, or you choose opto/goldline?

I can't answer that, because it's definitely part of the equation.

 

[kern97871]

The strikers are really temping because of the plastic. But the two that I've thrown seem polar opposites. My goldline is super stable. I can rip into it hard and flat and it will go straight and fade. My opto will turn pretty easy. Maybe if I threw more of them and found some that were between the two I would throw them. But I haven't thrown a PD I didn't love yet.

 

[ForeverBlue232]

The strikers are really temping because of the plastic. But the two that I've thrown seem polar opposites. My goldline is super stable. I can rip into it hard and flat and it will go straight and fade. My opto will turn pretty easy. Maybe if I threw more of them and found some that were between the two I would throw them. But I haven't thrown a PD I didn't love yet.

I've found the same thing with my Strikers. The Opto had some decent turn before coming back some. The GL went str8, then faded (kind of like a C-PD flight but a hair shorter and less reliable). Also the GL was relatively flat and had a higher PLH. The Opto was domey and had a lower PLH.

If I had an all Latitude bag I'd carry the Strikers, but not otherwise. Good discs, but don't come close to my PD's.